U.S. patent application number 15/391074 was filed with the patent office on 2018-06-28 for video playlists and recommendations based on electronic messaging communications.
The applicant listed for this patent is Google Inc.. Invention is credited to Jakob Foerster, Matthew Sharifi.
Application Number | 20180183739 15/391074 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 62625481 |
Filed Date | 2018-06-28 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180183739 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Foerster; Jakob ; et
al. |
June 28, 2018 |
VIDEO PLAYLISTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON ELECTRONIC MESSAGING
COMMUNICATIONS
Abstract
A system and method includes receiving, by a server system from
a first user device executing a first instance of a messaging
application, a first message for a user of a second user device
executing a second instance of the messaging application. The
method also includes determining whether the first message includes
a first reference to a first media item. The method includes
responsive to determining that the first message includes the first
reference to the first media item, generating media playlist
information identifying the first media item. The method further
includes sending the media playlist information identifying the
first media item to a content sharing platform, the first media
item to be added to a media playlist maintained by the content
sharing platform.
Inventors: |
Foerster; Jakob; (Oxford,
GB) ; Sharifi; Matthew; (Kilchberg, CH) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Google Inc. |
Mountain View |
CA |
US |
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Family ID: |
62625481 |
Appl. No.: |
15/391074 |
Filed: |
December 27, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H04L 65/602 20130101;
H04N 21/4788 20130101; H04L 65/4084 20130101; H04L 67/10 20130101;
H04N 21/26258 20130101; H04L 51/10 20130101; H04L 51/32 20130101;
H04N 21/25891 20130101; H04L 51/20 20130101; H04L 67/306 20130101;
H04N 21/251 20130101 |
International
Class: |
H04L 12/58 20060101
H04L012/58; H04L 29/08 20060101 H04L029/08 |
Claims
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a server system from a first
user device executing a first instance of a messaging application,
a first message for a user of a second user device executing a
second instance of the messaging application; determining whether
the first message includes a first reference to a first media item;
responsive to determining that the first message includes the first
reference to the first media item, generating media playlist
information identifying the first media item; and sending the media
playlist information identifying the first media item to a content
sharing platform, the first media item to be added to a media
playlist maintained by the content sharing platform.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first media item is a video
item.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: sending the media
playlist information identifying the first media item to the
content sharing platform, the first media item to be recommended to
the user by the content sharing platform.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, from a
third user device executing a third instance of the messaging
application, a second message for the user; determining whether the
second message includes a second reference to a second media item;
and responsive to determining that the second message includes the
second reference to the second media item, updating the media
playlist information to identify the second media item.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the first
message includes the first reference to the first media item
comprises: parsing the first message to identify a link;
identifying a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with the
link; and determining that the URL is associated with the content
sharing platform hosting the first media item.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, generating the media playlist information identifying the
first media item comprises: determining whether an indication of
user interaction with the first media item has been received by the
server system; and responsive to determining the indication of user
interaction has not been received indicating that the first media
item has not been interacted with by the user, generating the media
playlist information identifying the first media item.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, generating the media playlist information identifying the
first media item comprises: responsive to determining that the
first message includes the first reference to the first media item,
identifying a user preference indicating conditions for generating
the media playlist information; determining whether the conditions
indicated by the user preference have been satisfied; and
responsive to determining the conditions indicated by the user
preference have been satisfied, generating the media playlist
information identifying the first media item.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, generating the media playlist information identifying the
first media item comprises: analyzing a conversation comprising the
first message using a machine-learning language classifier;
determining a sentiment of the conversation based on the
machine-learning language classifier; responsive to determining the
conversation is associated with a positive user sentiment,
generating the media playlist information identifying the positive
user sentiment; and responsive to determining the conversation is
associated with a negative user sentiment, refraining from
generating the media playlist information for the first media
item.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, generating the media playlist information identifying the
first media item comprises: analyzing a conversation comprising the
first message using a machine-learning language classifier;
determining a topic of the conversation based on the
machine-learning language classifier; and generating the media
playlist information identifying the topic of the conversation.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, generating the media playlist information identifying the
first media item comprises: determining a sending user associated
with a conversation comprising the first message; and generating
the media playlist information identifying the sending user.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining an
association between a first user account associated with the user
of the second user device executing the second instance of the
messaging application and a second user account for the user for
the content sharing platform; and generating media playlist
information identifying the second user account.
12. A method comprising: receiving, by a content sharing platform,
media playlist information from a messaging platform, wherein the
media playlist information identifies a media item and a user of
the content sharing platform, and indicates that the media item was
referenced in a message sent to the user via the messaging
platform; determining, by a processing device of the content
sharing platform, whether a user account of the user is associated
with a media playlist designated for messaging communications of
the user; responsive to determining that the user account is
associated with the media playlist designated for messaging
communications of the user, adding the media item to the media
playlist designated for messaging communications of the user; and
responsive to determining that the user account is not associated
with the media playlist designated for messaging communications of
the user, creating the media playlist designated for messaging
communications of the user and adding the media item to the created
media playlist.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: sending the media
item to a user device for playback in a media viewer.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein responsive to determining that
the user account is associated with the media playlist designated
for messaging communication of the user, adding the media item to
the media playlist comprises: comparing a size of the media
playlist to a threshold size; responsive to determining the size of
the media playlist is below the threshold size, adding the media
item to the media playlist designated for messaging communications
of the user; and responsive to determining the size of the media
playlist is above the threshold size, creating the media playlist
designated for messaging communications of the user and adding the
media item to the created playlist.
15. A system comprising: a memory device; and a server system,
coupled to the memory device, to: receive, by the server system
from a first user device executing a first instance of a messaging
application, a first message for a user of a second user device
executing a second instance of the messaging application; determine
whether the first message includes a first reference to a first
media item; responsive to determining that the first message
includes the first reference to the first media item, generate
media playlist information identifying the first media item; and
send the media playlist information identifying the first media
item to a content sharing platform, the first media item to be
added to a media playlist maintained by the content sharing
platform.
16. The system of claim 15, the server system further to: send the
media playlist information identifying the first media item to the
content sharing platform, the first media item to be recommended to
the user by the content sharing platform.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, to generate the media playlist information identifying the
first media item, the server system further to: determine whether
an indication of user interaction with the first media item has
been received by the server system; and responsive to determining
the indication of user interaction has not been received indicating
that the first media item has not been interacted with by the user,
generate the media playlist information identifying the first media
item.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, to generate the media playlist information identifying the
first media item, the server system further to: responsive to
determining that the first message includes the first reference to
the first media item, identify a user preference indicating
conditions for generating the media playlist information; determine
whether the conditions indicated by the user preference have been
satisfied; and responsive to determining the conditions indicated
by the user preference have been satisfied, generate the media
playlist information identifying the first media item.
19. The system of claim 15, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, to generate the media playlist information identifying the
first media item, the server system further to: analyze a
conversation comprising the first message using a machine-learning
language classifier; determine a sentiment of the conversation
based on the machine-learning language classifier; responsive to
determining the conversation is associated with a positive user
sentiment, generate the media playlist information identifying the
positive user sentiment; and responsive to determining the
conversation is associated with a negative user sentiment, refrain
from generating the media playlist information for the first media
item.
20. The system of claim 15, wherein responsive to determining that
the first message includes the first reference to the first media
item, to generate the media playlist information identifying the
first media item, the server system further to: analyze a
conversation comprising the first message using a machine-learning
language classifier; determine a topic of the conversation based on
the machine-learning language classifier; and generate the media
playlist information identifying the topic of the conversation.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of content sharing
platforms and messaging platforms and, in particular, generating
playlists and recommendations based on electronic messaging
communications.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Social networks connecting via the Internet allow users to
connect to and share information with each other. Many social
networks include a content sharing aspect that allows users to
upload, view, and share content, such as video items, image items,
audio items, and so on. Other users of the social network may
comment on the shared content, discover new content, locate
updates, share content, and otherwise interact with the provided
content. The shared content may include content from professional
content creators, e.g., movie clips, TV clips, and music video
items, as well as content from amateur content creators, e.g.,
video blogging and short original video items.
SUMMARY
[0003] The following is a simplified summary of the disclosure in
order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the
disclosure. This summary is not an extensive overview of the
disclosure. It is intended to neither identify key or critical
elements of the disclosure, nor delineate any scope of the
particular implementations of the disclosure or any scope of the
claims. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the
disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed
description that is presented later.
[0004] In one implementation, a method includes receiving, by a
server system from a first user device executing a first instance
of a messaging application, a first message for a user of a second
user device executing a second instance of the messaging
application. The method also includes determining whether the first
message includes a first reference to a first media item. The
method includes responsive to determining that the first message
includes the first reference to the first media item, generating
media playlist information identifying the first media item. The
method also includes sending the media playlist information
identifying the first media item to a content sharing platform, the
first media item to be added to a media playlist maintained by the
content sharing platform. In implementations, the first media item
is a video item
[0005] In implementations, the method includes sending the media
playlist information identifying the first media item to the
content sharing platform, the first media item to be recommended to
the user by the content sharing platform.
[0006] In implementations, the method includes receiving, from a
third user device executing a third instance of the messaging
application, a second message for the user. The method also
includes determining whether the second message includes a second
reference to a second media item. The method includes responsive to
determining that the second message includes the second reference
to the second media item, updating the media playlist information
to identify the second media item.
[0007] In some implementations, in determining whether the first
message includes the first reference to the first media item, the
method includes parsing the first message to identify a link. The
method also includes identifying a uniform resource locator (URL)
associated with the link. The method includes determining that the
URL is associated with the content sharing platform hosting the
first media item.
[0008] In some implementations, responsive to determining that the
first message includes the first reference to the first media item,
generating the media playlist information identifying the first
media item, the method includes determining whether an indication
of user interaction with the first media item has been received by
the server system. The method also includes responsive to
determining the indication of user interaction has not been
received indicating that the first media item has not been
interacted with by the user, generating the media playlist
information identifying the first media item.
[0009] In implementations, responsive to determining that the first
message includes the first reference to the first media item,
generating the media playlist information identifying the first
media item the method includes responsive to determining that the
first message includes the first reference to the first media item,
identifying a user preference indicating conditions for generating
the media playlist information. The method includes determining
whether the conditions indicated by the user preference have been
satisfied. The method also includes responsive to determining the
conditions indicated by the user preference have been satisfied,
generating the media playlist information identifying the first
media item.
[0010] In implementations, responsive to determining that the first
message includes the first reference to the first media item,
generating the media playlist information identifying the first
media item the method includes analyzing a conversation comprising
the first message using a machine-learning language classifier. The
method includes determining a sentiment of the conversation based
on the machine-learning language classifier. The method includes
responsive to determining the conversation is associated with a
positive user sentiment, generating the media playlist information
identifying the positive user sentiment. The method includes
responsive to determining the conversation is associated with a
negative user sentiment, refraining from generating the media
playlist information for the first media item.
[0011] In implementations, responsive to determining that the first
message includes the first reference to the first media item,
generating the media playlist information identifying the first
media item the method includes analyzing a conversation comprising
the first message using a machine-learning language classifier. The
method includes determining a topic of the conversation based on
the machine-learning language classifier. The method includes
generating the media playlist information identifying the topic of
the conversation.
[0012] In implementations, responsive to determining that the first
message includes the first reference to the first media item,
generating the media playlist information identifying the first
media item the method includes determining a sending user
associated with a conversation comprising the first message. The
method includes generating the media playlist information
identifying the sending user.
[0013] In implementations, the method includes determining an
association between a first user account associated with the user
of the second user device executing the second instance of the
messaging application and a second user account for the user for
the content sharing platform. The method includes generating media
playlist information identifying the second user account.
[0014] In implementations, a method includes receiving, by a
content sharing platform, media playlist information from a
messaging platform. The media playlist information identifies a
media item and a user of the content sharing platform, and
indicates that the media item was referenced in a message sent to
the user via the messaging platform. The method includes
determining, by a processing device of the content sharing
platform, whether a user account of the user is associated with a
media playlist designated for messaging communications of the user.
The method includes responsive to determining that the user account
is associated with the media playlist designated for messaging
communications of the user, adding the media item to the media
playlist designated for messaging communications of the user. The
method includes responsive to determining that the user account is
not associated with the media playlist designated for messaging
communications of the user, creating the media playlist designated
for messaging communications of the user and adding the media item
to the created media playlist. In implementations, the method
includes sending the media item to a user device for playback in a
media viewer.
[0015] In implementations, wherein responsive to determining that
the user account is associated with the media playlist designated
for messaging communication of the user, adding the media item to
the media playlist the method includes comparing a size of the
media playlist to a threshold size. The method includes responsive
to determining the size of the media playlist is below the
threshold size, adding the media item to the media playlist
designated for messaging communications of the user. The method
includes responsive to determining the size of the media playlist
is above the threshold size, creating the media playlist designated
for messaging communications of the user and adding the media item
to the created playlist.
[0016] In additional implementations, one or more processing
devices for performing the operations of the above described
implementations are disclosed. Additionally, in implementations of
the disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
stores instructions for performing the operations of the described
implementations. Also in other implementations, systems for
performing the operations of the described implementations are also
disclosed.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Various implementations of the present disclosure will be
understood more fully from the detailed description given below and
from the accompanying drawings of various implementations of the
disclosure.
[0018] FIG. 1 illustrates an example system architecture, in
accordance with one implementation of the disclosure
[0019] FIG. 2 is an example use of an electronic message playlist
generator module, in accordance with an implementation of the
disclosure.
[0020] FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating method 300 for
generating media playlist information for generation of a media
playlist, in accordance with some implementations.
[0021] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for
generating media playlist using media playlist information received
from a messaging platform, in accordance with some
implementations.
[0022] FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computer
system, according to some implementations.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] Messaging platforms have been adopted by users to
communicate with other users using electronic devices. For example,
electronic messages, such as instant messages, are exchanged in a
conversation between participants (e.g., users). In another
example, a content sharing platform may send, to its users,
notifications including recommendations of media items via
electronic messages such as instant messages. The electronic
messages may contain a reference (e.g., link, thumbnail, etc.) to a
media item, such as a video item. Often a user receiving an
electronic message referencing a media item may not be able to
consume (watch or listen to) the referenced media item right away
and may want to access it a later time. However, electronic
messages may be periodically deleted by the messaging platform, and
may be organized in a way that makes accessing the media items
referenced in electronic messages difficult or untenable. As a
result, many media items referenced in electronic messages may be
missed or forgotten by message recipients.
[0024] Aspects of the present disclosure address the
above-mentioned and other deficiencies by creating media item
playlists and recommendations based on messaging communications. In
particular, aspects of the present disclosure identify an
electronic message sent to a user, and determine whether the
electronic message includes a reference to a media item. Responsive
to determining that the message includes a reference to the media
item, aspects of the present disclosure may generate media playlist
information identifying the media item. The media playlist
information identifying the media item may be sent to a content
sharing platform where the media item is added to a media playlist
maintained by the content sharing platform for the user.
[0025] By automatically creating playlists and recommendations
based on messaging communications, the technology disclosed herein
is advantageous because it provides a convenient playlist creation
tool, which improves an overall user experience with the content
sharing platform, and increases the number of videos and other
media items consumed by users of the content sharing platform. In
addition, aspects of the present disclosure result in significant
reduction of storage resources and significant reduction of
computational (processing) resources because generating playlist
information used to create a playlist including media content for a
user is more efficient than storing electronic messages, and
providing searching capabilities to find references to media items
in the stored electronic messages.
[0026] For purposes of clarity and simplicity, the term "electronic
message" or "message" may refer to a data message sent and received
over a communications network. An electronic message may include an
instant message, a text message (e.g., short message service (SMS),
multimedia message (MMS), iMessage.RTM.), electronic mail (email),
voice message, or video message, among others.
[0027] For purposes of clarity and simplicity, the term
"conversation" may be a grouping of one or more electronic messages
by one or more criteria. For example, a conversation (such as an
instant message conversation or text conversation) may group one or
more electronic messages by the participants involved in the
conversation. Participants may refer to the one or more users
involved or associated with a particular conversation.
[0028] For purposes of clarity and simplicity, the term "playlist"
or "media playlist" may be a list or an order or a grouping of
different media items that can be viewed or displayed or played
back in sequential or shuffled order with or without interaction
from a user.
[0029] FIG. 1 illustrates an example system architecture 100, in
accordance with one implementation of the disclosure. The system
architecture 100 includes client devices 110A through 110Z, a
network 105, a data store 106, a content sharing platform 120, and
a server 130.
[0030] In one implementation, network 105 may include a public
network (e.g., the Internet), a private network (e.g., a local area
network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN)), a wired network (e.g.,
Ethernet network), a wireless network (e.g., an 802.11 network or a
Wi-Fi network), a cellular network (e.g., a Long Term Evolution
(LTE) network), routers, hubs, switches, server computers, and/or a
combination thereof.
[0031] In one implementation, the data store 106 may be a memory
(e.g., random access memory), a cache, a drive (e.g., a hard
drive), a flash drive, a database system, or another type of
component or device capable of storing data. The data store 106 may
also include multiple storage components (e.g., multiple drives or
multiple databases) that may also span multiple computing devices
(e.g., multiple server computers). In one implementation, data
store 106 stores media items, such as video items.
[0032] The client devices 110A through 110Z may each include
computing devices such as personal computers (PCs), laptops, mobile
phones, smart phones, tablet computers, netbook computers,
network-connected televisions, etc. In some implementations, client
devices 110A through 110Z may also be referred to as "user
devices." Each client device includes a media viewer 111. In one
implementation, the media viewers 111 may be applications that
allow users to view or upload content, such as images, video items,
web pages, documents, etc. For example, the media viewer 111 may be
a web browser that can access, retrieve, present, and/or navigate
content (e.g., web pages such as Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
pages, digital media items, etc.) served by a web server. The media
viewer 111 may render, display, and/or present the content (e.g., a
web page, a media viewer) to a user. The media viewer 111 may also
include an embedded media player (e.g., a Flash.RTM. player or an
HTML5 player) that is embedded in a web page (e.g., a web page that
may provide information about a product sold by an online
merchant). In another example, the media viewer 111 may be a
standalone application (e.g., a mobile application or app) that
allows users to view digital media items (e.g., digital video
items, digital images, electronic books, etc.). According to
aspects of the disclosure, the media viewer 111 may be a content
sharing platform application for users to record, edit, and/or
upload content for sharing on the content sharing platform. As
such, the media viewers 111 may be provided to the client devices
110A through 110Z by the server 130 and/or content sharing platform
120. For example, the media viewers 111 may be embedded media
players that are embedded in web pages provided by the content
sharing platform 120. In another example, the media viewers 111 may
be applications that are downloaded from the server 130.
[0033] In general, functions described in one implementation as
being performed by the content sharing platform 120 can also be
performed on the client devices 110A through 110Z in other
implementations, if appropriate. In addition, the functionality
attributed to a particular component can be performed by different
or multiple components operating together. The content sharing
platform 120 can also be accessed as a service provided to other
systems or devices through appropriate application programming
interfaces, and thus is not limited to use in websites.
[0034] In one implementation, the content sharing platform 120 may
be one or more computing devices (such as a rackmount server, a
router computer, a server computer, a personal computer, a
mainframe computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a desktop
computer, etc.), data stores (e.g., hard disks, memories,
databases), networks, software components, and/or hardware
components that may be used to provide a user with access to media
items and/or provide the media items to the user. For example, the
content sharing platform 120 may allow a user to consume, upload,
search for, approve of ("like"), disapprove of ("dislike"), and/or
comment on media items. The content sharing platform 120 may also
include a website (e.g., a webpage) or application back-end
software that may be used to provide a user with access to the
media items.
[0035] In implementations of the disclosure, a "user" may be
represented as a single individual. However, other implementations
of the disclosure encompass a "user" being an entity controlled by
a set of users and/or an automated source. For example, a set of
individual users federated as a community in a social network may
be considered a "user". In another example, an automated consumer
may be an automated ingestion pipeline, such as a topic channel, of
the content sharing platform 120.
[0036] The content sharing platform 120 may include multiple
channels (e.g., channels A through Z). A channel can be data
content available from a common source or data content having a
common topic, theme, or substance. The data content can be digital
content chosen by a user, digital content made available by a user,
digital content uploaded by a user, digital content chosen by a
content provider, digital content chosen by a broadcaster, etc. For
example, a channel X can include videos Y and Z. A channel can be
associated with an owner, who is a user that can perform actions on
the channel. Different activities can be associated with the
channel based on the owner's actions, such as the owner making
digital content available on the channel, the owner selecting
(e.g., liking) digital content associated with another channel, the
owner commenting on digital content associated with another
channel, etc. The activities associated with the channel can be
collected into an activity feed for the channel. Users, other than
the owner of the channel, can subscribe to one or more channels in
which they are interested. The concept of "subscribing" may also be
referred to as "liking", "following", "friending", and so on.
[0037] Once a user subscribes to a channel, the user can be
presented with information from the channel's activity feed. If a
user subscribes to multiple channels, the activity feed for each
channel to which the user is subscribed can be combined into a
syndicated activity feed. Information from the syndicated activity
feed can be presented to the user. Channels may have their own
feeds. For example, when navigating to a home page of a channel on
the content sharing platform, feed items produced by that channel
may be shown on the channel home page. Users may have a syndicated
feed, which is a feed including at least a subset of the content
items from all of the channels to which the user is subscribed.
Syndicated feeds may also include content items from channels that
the user is not subscribed. For example, the content sharing
platform 120 or other social networks may insert recommended
content items into the user's syndicated feed, or may insert
content items associated with a related connection of the user in
the syndicated feed.
[0038] Each channel may include one or more media items 121.
Examples of a media item 121 can include, and are not limited to,
digital video, digital movies, digital photos, digital music, audio
content, melodies, website content, social media updates,
electronic books (ebooks), electronic magazines, digital
newspapers, digital audio books, electronic journals, web blogs,
real simple syndication (RSS) feeds, electronic comic books,
software applications, etc. In some implementations, media item 121
is also referred to as content or a content item.
[0039] A media item 121 may be consumed via the Internet and/or via
a mobile device application. For brevity and simplicity, a video
item is used as an example of a media item 121 throughout this
document. As used herein, "media," media item," "online media
item," "digital media," "digital media item," "content," and
"content item" can include an electronic file that can be executed
or loaded using software, firmware or hardware configured to
present the digital media item to an entity. In one implementation,
the content sharing platform 120 may store the media items 121
using the data store 106. In another implementation, the content
sharing platform 120 may store video items and/or fingerprints as
electronic files in one or more formats using data store 106.
[0040] In one implementation, the media items are video items. A
video item is a set of sequential video frames (e.g., image frames)
representing a scene in motion. For example, a series of sequential
video frames may be captured continuously or later reconstructed to
produce animation. Video items may be presented in various formats
including, but not limited to, analog, digital, two-dimensional and
three-dimensional video. Further, video items may include movies,
video clips or any set of animated images to be displayed in
sequence. In addition, a video item may be stored as a video file
that includes a video component and an audio component. The video
component may refer to video data in a video coding format or image
coding format (e.g., H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC), H.264 MPEG-4 Part 2,
Graphic Interchange Format (GIF), WebP, etc.). The audio component
may refer to audio data in an audio coding format (e.g., advanced
audio coding (AAC), MP3, etc.). It may be noted GIF may be saved as
an image file (e.g., .gif file) or saved as a series of images into
an animated GIF (e.g., GIF89a format). It may be noted that H.264
may be a video coding format that is block-oriented
motion-compensation-based video compression standard for recording,
compression, or distribution of video content, for example.
[0041] In implementations, content sharing platform 120 may allow
users to create, share, view or use playlists containing media
items (e.g., playlist A-Z, containing media items 121). A playlist
refers to a collection of media items that are configured to play
one after another in a particular order without any user
interaction. In implementations, content sharing platform 120 may
maintain the playlist on behalf of a user. In implementations, the
playlist feature of the content sharing platform 120 allows users
to group their favorite media items together in a single location
for playback. In implementations, content sharing platform 120 may
send a media item on a playlist to client device 110 for playback
or display. For example, the media viewer 111 may be used to play
the media items on a playlist in the order in which the media items
are listed on the playlist. In another example, a user may
transition between media items on a playlist. In still another
example, a user may wait for the next media item on the playlist to
play or may select a particular media item in the playlist for
playback.
[0042] In implementations, a playlist may be associated with a
particular user or users, or made widely available to users of the
content sharing platform 120. In implementations, where content
sharing platform 120 associates one or more playlists with a
specific user or group of users, content sharing platform 120 may
associated the specific user with a playlist using user account
information (e.g., a user account identifier such as username and
password). In other implementations, content sharing platform 120
may associate a playlist with additional information (also referred
to as "metadata" or "playlist metadata" herein). For example, a
playlist may be associated with a title (e.g., Jakob's playlist),
information related to the playlist (e.g., when the playlist was
created, user account information), additional information
regarding the media items of the playlist (e.g., artist
information, genre, tempo, a hyperlink (link) to the media item,
etc.), or information regarding the electronic messages used to
populate the playlist with the media items (e.g., part or all the
electronic messages, sentiment identifiers associated with the
electronic messages, topics associated with the electronic
messages, sender or receiver information related to the electronic
messages (such as name of sender), etc.).
[0043] In some implementations, a playlist may be created by
content sharing platform 120 (or messaging platform 141) for the
user. The media items of the playlist created by the content
sharing platform 120 may include media items identified in
electronic messages, such as instant messages, by messaging
platform 141. Playlist creation and generation based on electronic
messages may be further described below at least with respect to
FIG. 2.
[0044] In some implementations, content sharing platform 120 may
make recommendations of media items to a user or group of users. A
recommendation may be an indicator (e.g., interface component,
electronic message, recommendation feed, etc.) that provides a user
with personalized suggestions of media items that may appeal to a
user. In implementations, a recommendation may be made using data
from a variety of sources including a user's favorite media items,
recently added playlist media items, recently watched media items,
media item ratings, information from a cookie, user history, and
other sources. In one implementation, a recommendation may be based
on media items referenced in electronic messages. Recommendations
based on media items reference in electronic message may be further
described below at least with respect to FIG. 2.
[0045] Messaging platform 141 may be a system that allows users to
exchange electronic messages via a communication system, such as
network 105. Messaging platform 141 may be associated with one or
more messaging applications 112 that allow users to interface with
messaging platform 141 and exchange electronic messages among
users. Messaging platform 141 may be, for example, an instant
messaging platform, a text messaging platform, an email platform, a
voice messaging platform, a video messaging platform, or a
combination of multiple platforms, among others. It may be noted
that in one implementation, messaging applications 112 may be
instances of the same messaging application. In other
implementations, messaging application 112 associated with client
device 110A and messaging application 112 associated with client
device 110Z may be different messaging applications associated with
different messaging platforms.
[0046] In implementations, the server 130 may be one or more
computing devices (e.g., a rackmount server, a server computer,
etc.). The server 130 may be included in the content sharing
platform 120, be an independent system or be part of another
system/platform, such as messaging platform 141. The server 130 may
include an electronic message playlist generator module 140.
[0047] In implementations, content sharing platform 120 and
messaging platform 141 (and client device 110) may exchange
information, such as playlists information, using an application
program interface (API). In other implementations, content sharing
platform 120 and messaging platform 141 (and client device 110) may
link a user account of the content sharing platform 120 to a user
account of the messaging platform 141. For example, messaging
platform 141 may associate user account information (e.g., user
name and password) of the content sharing platform 120 and user
account information of messaging platform 141 with a common user
(using a table, etc.). Messaging platform 141 may use the user
account information to send playlist information to content sharing
platform 120 or generate a playlist using content sharing platform
120 on behalf of the user. In another example, a user account of
the content sharing platform 120 and a user account of the
messaging platform 141 may be linked using single sign-on
(SSO).
[0048] In implementations, messaging platform 141 may facilitate
the exchange of electronic messages between users. For example, a
user may be logged into messaging application 112 on client device
110A, and another user may be logged into messaging application 112
on client device 110Z. The two users may start a conversation, such
as an instant messaging conversation. Messaging platform 141 may
help facilitate the messaging conversation by sending and receiving
the electronic messages between the users. Messaging platform 141
may determine if the electronic message received by a user (e.g.,
user associated with messaging application 112 on client device
110A) contains a reference (e.g., a hyperlink (link) or thumbnail)
to a media item, such as a video item. Responsive to determining
the electronic message contains a reference to the media item,
messaging platform 141 may generate playlist information that
contains the reference to the video item. As the conversation
between the two users continues, messaging platform 141 may
identify additional references to other media items, and continue
to populate the playlist information with additional references to
the other media items. In some implementations, all or some of the
references in the playlist information point to media items hosted
by a single platform, such as content sharing platform 120. The
playlist information may be sent to the content sharing platform
120 for generation of a playlist. The content sharing platform 120
may generate the playlist and associate the playlist with the
appropriate user account. A user of the appropriate user account
may access the playlist from the content sharing platform 120 using
a user device, such as client device 110A.
[0049] In implementations, playlist information (also referred to
as "list information" herein) may be the information used to
generate a playlist for a user of content sharing platform 120. In
implementations, the playlist information may include identifiers
(e.g., references to, such as links or names) of one or more media
items. The playlist information may also include additional data
(also referred to as "metadata" or "playlist information metadata"
herein), such as a playlist identifier (e.g., title information), a
user account identifier (e.g., for the content sharing platform
120, the messaging platform 141, or both), or information regarding
the electronic message (or conversation) that included the
reference to a media item (e.g., part or all the electronic
messages, sentiment identifiers associated with the electronic
messages, topic identifiers associated with the electronic
messages, sender or receiver identifiers identifying the sender or
receiver of the electronic messages, etc.).
[0050] For purposes of clarity and simplicity, the term "instant
message" (IM) is used herein to refer to an electronic message
between two or more participants, although the present disclosure
applies to various other types messaging communications. An instant
message may include text, electronic files (including, video items,
image items, audio items), hyperlinks (also referred to as "link"
herein), face-to-face chat, streaming content (e.g., live-stream),
among others. A live-stream may be a live broadcast or transmission
of a live event, where the media item (e.g., video item) is
concurrently transmitted as the event occurs. In implementations,
the two or more participants use instances of the same instant
messaging application to send and receive instant messages between
participants. In implementations, instant messages may facilitate
real-time communication (within the practical and technological
constrains) or perceived real-time communication between
participants.
[0051] For purposes of clarity and simplicity, the term "instant
messaging platform" may be a messaging platform that provides an
instant messaging service to multiple client devices. In some
implementations, each client device may implement an instance of an
instant messaging application provided by the instant messaging
platform. The instant messaging application may provide an
interface for users to send and receive instant messages to others
using an instance of the messaging platform. In implementations,
the instant messaging platform implements a centralized server for
sending and receiving instant messages. The instant messaging
platform may implement end-to-end encryption on instant messages.
In still other implementations, the instant messaging platform may
implement push technology. In implementations, users of an instant
messaging application may know the status of recipients (e.g.,
offline or online), and know if an instant message is received by
another user. In some applications, an instant messaging
application may use a username or password for login. Participants
may be logged in to the same central server. In implementations, an
instant message may be sent only to participants that are online
and logged in.
[0052] For the sake of illustration, electronic message playlist
generator module 140 is implemented on server 130 of messaging
platform 141. In other implementations, electronic message playlist
generator module 140 may in part or wholly be implemented on client
device 110. In other implementations, electronic message playlist
generator module 140 may in part or wholly be implemented on
content sharing platform 120. In other implementations, electronic
message playlist generator module 140 operating on one or more of
messaging platform 141, client device 110, or content sharing
platform 120 may work in conjunction to perform the operations
described herein.
[0053] Although implementations of the disclosure are discussed in
terms of content sharing platforms and promoting social network
sharing of a content item on the content sharing platform and
messaging platforms, implementations may also be generally applied
to any type of social network providing connections between users.
Implementations of the disclosure are not limited to content
sharing platforms that provide channel subscriptions to users.
[0054] In situations in which the systems discussed here collect
personal information about users, or may make use of personal
information, the users may be provided with an opportunity to
control whether the content sharing platform 120 collects user
information (e.g., information about a user's social network,
social actions or activities, profession, a user's preferences, or
a user's current location), or to control whether and/or how to
receive content from the content server that may be more relevant
to the user. In addition, certain data may be treated in one or
more ways before it is stored or used, so that personally
identifiable information is removed. For example, a user's identity
may be treated so that no personally identifiable information can
be determined for the user, or a user's geographic location may be
generalized where location information is obtained (such as to a
city, ZIP code, or state level), so that a particular location of a
user cannot be determined. Thus, the user may have control over how
information is collected about the user and used by the content
sharing platform 120.
[0055] FIG. 2 is an example use of an electronic message playlist
generator module, in accordance with an implementation of the
disclosure. System 200 may include similar features to system
architecture 100 as described with respect to FIG. 1. It may be
noted that features of FIG. 1 may be used herein to help describe
FIG. 2. Electronic message playlist generator module 140 includes
message transceiver 210, media item identifier 212, user preference
analyzer 214, media item interaction detector 216, conversation
participant analyzer 218, sentiment analyzer 220, topic analyzer
222, content sharing platform interface 224, message platform
interface 228, user account analyzer 230, and playlist identifier
and generator 232. It may be noted that in implementations
electronic message playlist generator module 140 may include the
same, fewer, more, or different components. It may also be noted
that the arrows between the components are provided for purposes of
illustration, rather than limitation. Components may interact with
other components serially, in parallel, a combination thereof, or
in any other manner. For purposes of illustration, rather than
limitation, a video item may be described as an example of a media
item. For purposes of illustration, rather than limitation,
playlists and playlist information are generated based electronic
messages received by a user. It may be noted that in other
implementations playlists and playlist information may be generated
based on electronic messages sent and/or received by a user.
[0056] In implementations, electronic messages 201 may be
intercepted, sent and received, or accessed from data store 106 by
electronic message playlist generator module 140. Message
transceiver 210 of electronic message playlist generator module 140
may receive electronic messages 201. The electronic messages 201
may be part of a conversation between participants or a message
notifying a user about a video, audio, etc.
[0057] In an implementation, media item identifier 212 may receive
electronic message 201, and scan or parse the electronic message
201 for a reference to a media item. In implementations, the
reference to the media item may be a link, a thumbnail, or any
identifier that references a media item or web resource including
the media item. In one implementation, media item identifier 212
may identify a uniform resource locator (URL) within or associated
with the link or thumbnail. Media item identifier 212 may compare
the URL with a record of known (e.g., known to host or contain
media items) or trusted links to determine that the first message
includes a reference to a media item. In other implementations,
media item identifier 212 may perform a lookup of the URL in an
index (e.g., Web index populated by a Web crawler). The index may
contain information about the contents of websites and the
individual webpages of a website. Media item identifier 212 may use
the lookup of the URL to confirm that a particular webpage or
website contains the media item and determine the message includes
a reference to the media item. In one implementation, responsive to
determining that electronic message 201 includes a reference to a
media item, electronic message playlist generator module 140 may
generate media playlist information identifying the media item
(e.g., media item identifier).
[0058] In implementations, electronic message playlist generator
module 140 may check with user preference analyzer 214 to determine
user preferences in regards to generating playlist information or
generating playlists. A user may have options to configure user
preferences for the generation of playlists or playlist information
using messaging application 112 of messaging platform 141, for
example. For example, the user may specify user preference options
to generate playlists or not generate playlists. In other examples,
the user preference options may include a greater granularity of
options for user control. For example, the user may indicate that
playlists are to be generated for media items for a particular
conversation, for a particular user or user account, for a
particular URL, for media items associated with a particular
sentiment (e.g., positive sentiment), for media items associated
with a particular topic, among others. In implementations, user
preference analyzer 214 may identify the user preferences that
indicate conditions (e.g., selected user preference options) for
generating media playlist information. Responsive to determining
the conditions indicated by the user preferences have been
satisfied, electronic message playlist generator module 140 may
generate the media playlist information identifying the media
item.
[0059] In implementations, media item interaction detector 216 may
monitor user interaction with the electronic message 201 to
determine whether a user has interacted with the reference to the
media item (or has consumed the media item). In one implementation,
media item interaction detector 216 may receive an indicator that
the user has interacted with the reference to the media item in the
electronic message 201. For example, media item interaction
detector 216 may receive an indicator from messaging application
112 executed on client device 110 that the user has clicked a link
or thumbnail for the media item contained in electronic message
201. In implementations, responsive to the user not interacting
with the reference to the media item, electronic message playlist
generator module 140 may generate playlist information identifying
the media item. In some implementations, responsive to the user not
interacting with the reference to the media item within a threshold
amount of time (e.g., 5 minutes), electronic message playlist
generator module 140 may generate playlist information identifying
the media item.
[0060] In implementations, conversation participant analyzer 218
may determine the participants involved in a particular
conversation. For example, conversation participant analyzer 218
may identify the user account information associated with a
particular conversation. From the user account information,
conversation participant analyzer 218 may identify a user name,
address, or another identifier of the participants in the
conversation. In some implementations, conversation participant
analyzer 218 may determine the sending user of particular message
of a conversation, or determine the recipient user of a particular
message of conversation. In some implementations, the participant
identifiers (e.g., sending user identifier, etc.) may be added to
the playlist information metadata of the media playlist
information. In implementations, the participant identifiers may be
used to determine whether one or more conditions indicated by the
user preferences have been satisfied. For example, a user may
specify to only generate playlists from conversations including
participant X. It may be noted that different playlists (and
associated different media playlist information) may be based on
the participant identifier. For example, a playlist (and associated
media playlist information) may include a participant identifier
for a particular user. Media items included in the playlist (and
associated media playlist information) may be from conversations
(or parts of conversations) having the same user (e.g., same
participant identifier for a particular user). The playlist
information metadata including the participant identifiers may be
used by content sharing platform 120 to create different playlists
or add media items to the appropriate playlist, as further
described with respect to playlist generator submodule 226 of FIG.
2.
[0061] In some implementations, electronic message playlist
generator module 140 may include sentiment analyzer 220. Sentiment
analyzer 220 may determine a sentiment of electronic message 201 or
of a conversation that includes electronic message 201. A sentiment
may be a view or attitude or feeling of an electronic message or of
all or part of a conversation. In implementations, sentiment
analyzer 220 may determine that the sentiment of a conversation
that includes electronic message 201 may have positive user
sentiment or negative user sentiment. Responsive to determining a
positive user sentiment, electronic message playlist generator
module 140 may include a sentiment identifier (e.g., positive user
sentiment identifier) in the playlist information metadata. In
other implementations, sentiment analyzer 220 may determine
different categories (e.g., labels) of positive user sentiment. For
example, positive user sentiment may be further categorized into
types of positive user sentiment such an interesting sentiment,
interactive sentiment, funny sentiment, and so forth.
[0062] In implementations, the sentiment identifiers may be used to
determine whether one or more conditions indicated by the user
preferences have been satisfied. For example, a user may specify
messaging platform 141 to generate playlists from conversations
with positive user sentiment. In some implementations, the
sentiment identifiers (e.g., positive user sentiment identifier,
etc.) may be added to the playlist information metadata of the
media playlist information. It may be noted that different
playlists (and associated different media playlist information) may
be based on the sentiment identifier. For example, a playlist (and
associated media playlist information) may include a positive user
sentiment identifier. Media items included in the playlist (and
associated media playlist information) may be from conversations
(or parts of conversations) having the same positive user sentiment
as determined, for example, from the subject of the message,
keywords and approval/disapproval indicators in the body of the
message, context of the message, certain patterns occurring as a
response (e.g., "wow," "lol," etc.), the type of the response
indicating whether the user found the media item funny,
interesting, etc. The playlist information metadata including the
sentiment identifiers may be used by content sharing platform 120
to create different playlists or add media items to the appropriate
playlist, as further described with respect to playlist generator
submodule 226 of FIG. 2.
[0063] In implementations, a machine-learning language classifier
model may be used to determine the sentiment of electronic message
201 or of all or part of a conversation containing electronic
message 201. A machine-learning language classifier may include a
neural network classifier, support vector machine classifier, or
other machine learning model. In implementations, the
machine-learning language classifier may use binary classification
(e.g., positive user sentiment class or negative user sentiment
class). In other implementations, the machine-learning language
classifier may use multiclass classification (e.g., positive user
sentiment class that includes interesting sentiment label,
interactive sentiment label, funny sentiment label, etc.). In
implementations, the machine-learning language classifier model may
be trained using actual electronic messages. The training
electronic messages may be divided into different classes or labels
for purposes of training the machine-learning language classifier
model.
[0064] In some implementations, electronic message playlist
generator module 140 may include topic analyzer 222. Topic analyzer
222 may determine a topic of electronic message 201 or a
conversation that includes electronic message 201. A topic may be a
matter (or prevailing matter) dealt with in an electronic message
or in all or part of a conversation. In implementations, topic
analyzer 222 may determine the topic of a conversation is weddings,
sports, hobbies, automobiles, etc. as determined, for example, from
the subject of the message, keywords in the body of the message,
context of the message, etc. Responsive to determining a topic of
conversation, electronic message playlist generator module 140 may
include a topic identifier that identifiers the topic the
conversation in the playlist information metadata. It may be noted
that different playlists (and associated different media playlist
information) may be based on topics of a conversation. For example,
a playlist (and associated media playlist information) may include
a wedding topic identifier. Media items included in the playlist
(and associated media playlist information) may be from
conversations (or parts of conversations) about a wedding topic,
for example. In implementations, the topic identifiers may be used
to determine whether one or more conditions indicated by the user
preferences have been satisfied. For example, a user may specify on
messaging platform 141 to generate playlists from conversations
involving the topic of weddings. The playlist information metadata
including the topic identifiers may be used by content sharing
platform 120 to create different playlists or add media items to
the appropriate playlist, as further described with respect to
playlist generator submodule 226 of FIG. 2.
[0065] In implementations, a machine-learning language classifier
model may be used to determine the topic of electronic message 201
or of all or part of a conversation containing electronic message
201. The machine-learning language classifier model may be similar
as described with respect to sentiment analyzer 220 described
above.
[0066] In some implementations, content sharing platform interface
224 may be part of electronic message playlist generator module
140. Content sharing platform interface 224 may facilitate the
communication between messaging platform 141 and content sharing
platform 120, as described above with respect to FIG. 1. In some
implementations, content sharing platform interface 224 may send
media playlist information to content sharing platform 120 using an
API.
[0067] In implementations, playlist generator submodule 226 may be
implemented by content sharing platform 120 to facilitate the
generation of playlists by content sharing platform 120. In other
implementations, messaging platform 141 may implement playlist
generator submodule 226 to generate the playlist on content sharing
platform 120, and content sharing platform 120 maintains the
playlists for consumption by users.
[0068] In implementations, message platform interface 228 may
receive media playlist information from content sharing platform
interface 224. The media playlist information may identify one or
more media items, as well as metadata such a message platform
identifier, user account identifier, participant identifier,
sentiment identifier, topic identifier, type of media item (e.g.,
music, film trailer, etc.), as well as electronic message 201 or
all or part of the conversation containing electronic message 201.
Message platform interface 228 may receive the media playlist
information and use the message platform identifier of the media
playlist information to determine whether the media playlist
information is from a trusted message platform.
[0069] In implementations, the user account analyzer 230 may use
the media playlist information to identify a particular user
account where the media item, identified in the media playlist
information, is to be added. A user account identifier may be used
to determine the appropriate user account. The user account
identifier may identify a particular user account, the user, or any
other information that may be used to identify or access the
particular user account associated with the content sharing
platform 120.
[0070] In implementations, responsive to identifying the
appropriate user account, media playlist information may be sent to
playlist identifier and generator 232. Playlist identifier and
generator 232 may use the media playlist information to determine
which playlist associated with the user account should receive the
additional media items. The media playlist information may identify
the appropriate playlist using one or more identifiers included in
the media playlist information (e.g., title identifier, sentiment
identifier, participant identifier, etc.). In implementations,
responsive to finding the appropriate playlist associated with the
user account, playlist identifier and generator 232 may add the
media item to the playlist. In implementations, responsive to
determining that the user account is not associated with the
particular playlist, playlist identifier and generator 232 may
create a playlist, and add the media item to the created playlist.
In some implementations, playlist identifier and generator 232 may
label the playlist using, for example, the topic of the message,
metadata from the added media items (e.g., all videos are music or
all video are film trailers, etc.).
[0071] In some implementations, after locating the appropriate
playlist on the user account, playlist identifier and generator 232
may compare a size of the playlist to a threshold size. Size may be
measured in various ways, such as number of media items in the
playlist, total length of playback time for the media items in the
playlist, total data size for the media items in the playlist, etc.
Responsive to determining the size of the media playlist is below
the threshold size, playlist identifier and generator 232 may add
the media item to the playlist designated for messaging
communications of the user. Responsive to determining the size of
the playlist is equal to or above the threshold size, playlist
identifier and generator 232 may create the media playlist and add
the media item to the created playlist.
[0072] As noted above, the media playlist information may identify
the appropriate playlist using identifiers. In some
implementations, the media playlist information may identify a
title of the playlist where the media items are to be added (e.g.,
title identifier). It may be noted that in some implementations,
the identifiers described herein may be used as the title
identifier. In some implementations, media playlist information may
identify one or more participants in a conversation using a
participant identifier. Different playlists may be created for
different participant identifiers. For example, a playlist may be
generated for a conversation that includes participant X, and
another playlist may be generated for a conversation that includes
participant Y. In other implementations, the participant
identifiers may be associated with the playlist as playlist
metadata. In implementations, the participants identified by a
participant identifier may be used to determine the title of the
playlist (e.g., videos share by Matthew).
[0073] In some implementations, media playlist information may
identify a sentiment of the conversation that contained the media
item using a sentiment identifier. Different playlist may be
created for different sentiment identifiers. For example, a
playlist may be generated for a funny sentiment identifier, and
another playlist may be generated for an interesting sentiment
identifier. In other implementations, the sentiment identifiers may
be associated with the playlist as playlist metadata. In
implementations, the sentiment identified by a sentiment identifier
may be used to determine the title of the playlist (e.g., funny
videos).
[0074] In some implementations, media playlist information may
identify a topic of the conversation that contained the media item
using a topic identifier. Different playlist may be created for
different topic identifiers. For example, a playlist may be
generated for a wedding topic identifier, and another playlist may
be generated for an automobile topic identifier. In other
implementations, the topics identifiers may be associated with
playlists as playlist metadata. In implementations, the topic
identified by a topic identifier may be used to determine the title
of the playlist (e.g., wedding videos). It may be noted that
multiple identifier may be used in to determine the title of the
playlist. (e.g., funny wedding videos sent by Jakob).
[0075] In some implementations, playlist identifier and generator
232 may use the media items identified in the media playlist
information to generate recommendations for the user of the user
account. For example, playlist identifier and generator 232 may
present the user with one or more thumbnails for the media items
identified in the media playlist information.
[0076] It may also be noted that in some implementations, the
playlist may be media items other than video items, such audio
items, articles, shopping websites. In some implementations, the
playlist (or list) may be presented on a user interface (e.g.,
webpage or application page) that provides some description about
the particular media item, and directs the user (e.g.
click-through) to the media item hosted by a platform other than
content sharing platform 120.
[0077] FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating method 300 for
generating media playlist information for generation of a media
playlist, in accordance with some implementations. Method 300 may
be performed by processing logic that includes hardware (e.g.,
circuitry, dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode),
software (e.g., instructions run on a processing device to perform
hardware simulation), or a combination thereof. In one
implementation, electronic message playlist generator module 140
may perform some or all the operations described herein. In some
implementations, electronic message playlist generator module 140
executing at the messaging platform 141, client device 110, or
combination thereof may perform some or all the operations.
[0078] Method 300 begins at block 305 where processing logic
receives, by a server system from a first user device executing a
first instance of a messaging application, a first message for a
user of a second user device executing a second instance of the
messaging application. At block 310, processing logic determines
whether the first message includes a first reference to a first
media item. Responsive to determining that the first message does
not include a first reference to a first media item, processing
logic may continue to monitor electronic messages. At block 315,
processing logic responsive to determining that the first message
includes the first reference to the first media item, generates
media playlist information identifying the first media item. At
block 320, processing logic sends the media playlist information
identifying the first media item to a content sharing platform. The
first media item is added to a media playlist maintained by the
content sharing platform. Alternatively or in addition, the first
media item is recommended to the user by the content sharing
platform.
[0079] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for
generating media playlist using media playlist information received
from a messaging platform, in accordance with some implementations.
Method 400 may be performed by processing logic that includes
hardware (e.g., circuitry, dedicated logic, programmable logic,
microcode), software (e.g., instructions run on a processing device
to perform hardware simulation), or a combination thereof. In one
implementation, electronic message playlist generator module 140
may perform some or all the operations described herein. In some
implementations, electronic message playlist generator module 140
or playlist generator submodule 226 of electronic message playlist
generator module 140 executing at the content sharing platform 120
may perform some or all the operations.
[0080] Method 400 begins at block 405 where processing logic
receives, by a content sharing platform, media playlist information
from a messaging platform, wherein the media playlist information
identifies a media item and a user of the content sharing platform,
and indicates that the media item was referenced in a message sent
to the user (e.g., via the messaging platform). At block 410,
processing logic determines whether a user account of the user is
associated with a media playlist designated for messaging
communications of the user. At block 415, processing logic,
responsive to determining that the user account is associated with
the media playlist designated for messaging communications of the
user, adds the media item to the media playlist designated for
messaging communications of the user. At block 420, processing
logic responsive to determining that the user account is not
associated with the media playlist designated for messaging
communications of the user, creates the media playlist designated
for messaging communications of the user and adds the media item to
the created media playlist. At block 425, processing logic sends
the media item to a user device for playback in a media viewer.
[0081] FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computer
system 500. The computer system 500 executes one or more sets of
instructions that cause the machine to perform any one or more of
the methodologies discussed herein. Set of instructions,
instructions, and the like may refer to instructions that, when
executed computer system 500, cause computer system 500 to perform
one or more operations of electronic message playlist generator
module 140. The machine may operate in the capacity of a server or
a client device in client-server network environment, or as a peer
machine in a peer-to-peer (or distributed) network environment. The
machine may be a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a set-top box
(STB), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile telephone, a
web appliance, a server, a network router, switch or bridge, or any
machine capable of executing a set of instructions (sequential or
otherwise) that specify actions to be taken by that machine.
Further, while only a single machine is illustrated, the term
"machine" shall also be taken to include any collection of machines
that individually or jointly execute the sets of instructions to
perform any one or more of the methodologies discussed herein.
[0082] The computer system 500 includes a processing device 502, a
main memory 504 (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), flash memory,
dynamic random access memory (DRAM) such as synchronous DRAM
(SDRAM) or Rambus DRAM (RDRAM), etc.), a static memory 506 (e.g.,
flash memory, static random access memory (SRAM), etc.), and a data
storage device 516, which communicate with each other via a bus
508.
[0083] The processing device 502 represents one or more
general-purpose processing devices such as a microprocessor,
central processing unit, or the like. More particularly, the
processing device 502 may be a complex instruction set computing
(CISC) microprocessor, reduced instruction set computing (RISC)
microprocessor, very long instruction word (VLIW) microprocessor,
or a processing device implementing other instruction sets or
processing devices implementing a combination of instruction sets.
The processing device 502 may also be one or more special-purpose
processing devices such as an application specific integrated
circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital
signal processor (DSP), network processor, or the like. The
processing device 502 is configured to execute instructions of the
system architecture 100 and the electronic message playlist
generator module 140 for performing the operations and steps
discussed herein.
[0084] The computer system 500 may further include a network
interface device 522 that provides communication with other
machines over a network 518, such as a local area network (LAN), an
intranet, an extranet, or the Internet. The computer system 500
also may include a display device 510 (e.g., a liquid crystal
display (LCD) or a cathode ray tube (CRT)), an alphanumeric input
device 512 (e.g., a keyboard), a cursor control device 514 (e.g., a
mouse), and a signal generation device 520 (e.g., a speaker).
[0085] The data storage device 516 may include a non-transitory
computer-readable storage medium 524 on which is stored the sets of
instructions of the system architecture 100 and electronic message
playlist generator module 140 embodying any one or more of the
methodologies or functions described herein. The sets of
instructions of the system architecture 100 and electronic message
playlist generator module 140 may also reside, completely or at
least partially, within the main memory 504 and/or within the
processing device 502 during execution thereof by the computer
system 500, the main memory 504 and the processing device 502 also
constituting computer-readable storage media. The sets of
instructions may further be transmitted or received over the
network 518 via the network interface device 522.
[0086] While the example of the computer-readable storage medium
524 is shown as a single medium, the term "computer-readable
storage medium" can include a single medium or multiple media
(e.g., a centralized or distributed database, and/or associated
caches and servers) that store the sets of instructions. The term
"computer-readable storage medium" can include any medium that is
capable of storing, encoding or carrying a set of instructions for
execution by the machine and that cause the machine to perform any
one or more of the methodologies of the present disclosure. The
term "computer-readable storage medium" can include, but not be
limited to, solid-state memories, optical media, and magnetic
media.
[0087] In the foregoing description, numerous details are set
forth. It will be apparent, however, to one of ordinary skill in
the art having the benefit of this disclosure, that the present
disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In some
instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block
diagram form, rather than in detail, in order to avoid obscuring
the present disclosure.
[0088] Some portions of the detailed description have been
presented in terms of algorithms and symbolic representations of
operations on data bits within a computer memory. These algorithmic
descriptions and representations are the means used by those
skilled in the data processing arts to most effectively convey the
substance of their work to others skilled in the art. An algorithm
is here, and generally, conceived to be a self-consistent sequence
of steps leading to a desired result. The steps are those requiring
physical manipulations of physical quantities. Usually, though not
necessarily, these quantities take the form of electrical or
magnetic signals capable of being stored, transferred, combined,
compared, and otherwise manipulated. It has proven convenient at
times, principally for reasons of common usage, to refer to these
signals as bits, values, elements, symbols, characters, terms,
numbers, or the like.
[0089] It may be borne in mind, however, that all of these and
similar terms are to be associated with the appropriate physical
quantities and are merely convenient labels applied to these
quantities. Unless specifically stated otherwise, it is appreciated
that throughout the description, discussions utilizing terms such
as "receiving", "adding", "determining", "creating", "sending",
"updating", "parsing", "identifying", or the like, refer to the
actions and processes of a computer system, or similar electronic
computing device, that manipulates and transforms data represented
as physical (e.g., electronic) quantities within the computer
system memories or registers into other data similarly represented
as physical quantities within the computer system memories or
registers or other such information storage, transmission or
display devices.
[0090] The present disclosure also relates to an apparatus for
performing the operations herein. This apparatus may be specially
constructed for the required purposes, or it may include a general
purpose computer selectively activated or reconfigured by a
computer program stored in the computer. Such a computer program
may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as, but
not limited to, any type of disk including a floppy disk, an
optical disk, a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a
magnetic-optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access
memory (RAM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a
magnetic or optical card, or any type of media suitable for storing
electronic instructions.
[0091] The words "example" or "exemplary" are used herein to mean
serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any aspect or
design described herein as "example" or "exemplary" is not
necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other
aspects or designs. Rather, use of the words "example" or
"exemplary" is intended to present concepts in a concrete fashion.
As used in this application, the term "or" is intended to mean an
inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or." That is, unless
specified otherwise, or clear from context, "X includes A or B" is
intended to mean any of the natural inclusive permutations. That
is, if X includes A; X includes B; or X includes both A and B, then
"X includes A or B" is satisfied under any of the foregoing
instances. In addition, the articles "a" and "an" as used in this
application and the appended claims may generally be construed to
mean "one or more" unless specified otherwise or clear from context
to be directed to a singular form. Moreover, use of the term "an
implementation" or "one implementation" or "an implementation" or
"one implementation" throughout is not intended to mean the same
implementation or implementation unless described as such. The
terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," etc. as used herein are
meant as labels to distinguish among different elements and may not
necessarily have an ordinal meaning according to their numerical
designation.
[0092] It is to be understood that the above description is
intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Other
implementations will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon
reading and understanding the above description. The scope of the
disclosure may, therefore, be determined with reference to the
appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which
such claims are entitled.
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